St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-29
FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.
Pointers for Housewives Aside
From the Matter OF Cooking.
POSITIVE CURE FOR CANKER
Sift through piece of thin muslin
equal quantities OF saffron, powdered
sugar and burned alum, then add fresh
butter enough to make a stiff salve.
--MRS. ISAAC STAPLES, Saltwater.
MAKING LIQUID BLUlNG.
Five cents worth of OXalic acid, 10
cents worth of finest Prussian blue. Fill
with quart of soft water and you have
the finest bluing made.
COUGH MEDICINE.
One-half pint flax seed oil. s pint of
the. best brandy, 4 pound ef loaf sugar
Put together in a bottle and shake well
before using. Will cure severe coughs
ELLA Nj. HATCH, AnOka, Mimi.
PEATT'S PILLS. -
The best of tOnicS; Will remove
malaria and drive ague from the system
Twenty grains of Quinine, 20 grains of
chinOidine, 20 grains of piperine, 10
grains of Salacine; make so pills. EySed
only as tonic, take one pill on retiring
at night. Used in a case of ague,Aas
soon as the headache subsidies a little,
after the chill. take one pill: then take
three every day, one at morning, noon
and night. until the chillS are broken.
Then, as the chills are apt to return on
the seventh, fourteenth or twenty-frst
day, take three pills on the sixth, thir-
teenth and twentieth days from the date
of the last chill This is an effectual
cure for ague.
4 REMARKABLE LINIMENT.
(FOr burns and SorcS.) One ounce. of
oil of stone, l ounce of oil of spike. l
ounce of oil of seneca, l ounce OF spin
its of turpentine, 2 ounces of Oil of
pennyroyal.
y REMEDY FOR DIARRHEA.
Two grains of camphor. 2 grains, of
Turkey rhubarb, 2 grains prepared
chalk; make into powders.
FOR CHRONIC DIARRIIEA. -
Two grains OF bi-carbonate of soda. 2
grains of charcoal, = grain of morphine;
make into powders. Directions
the disease is violent take l powder
every hour until the disease is checked:
then once in 3 hours. Always alternate
the powders.
Never check diarrhea suddenly. A
dose for child is Is of a powder. The
above is invaluable as remedy for
cholera infantum.-LAURA w. HALL,
1G2 Western avenue north, st. Paul.
REMEDY FOR A COLD.
Eat no supper. On going to bed and
on rising drink tumblerful of cold
water. For breakfast eat piece of dry
bread as large as your hand. Go out
freely during the morning. For dinner
eat the same as at breakfast, During
the afternoon take a sharp walk, or en-
gage in SOME active exercise that will in
duCeperSpiratiOn.G Go without supper and
retire early. The next morning, if the
prescription works, You will be nearly
well.-MRS. THOMAS II. HINELINE. Mad
iSon. Mimi.
TO REMOVE STAINS OF INK or OF SHOE.
BLEACHING (FRENCH) FROM COTTON
FABRICS.
Soak the stained goods in sweet milk,
rinSing them and changing the milk as
often as it inclineS to sour. Repeat this
process until the stains are removed,
then wash III the usual manner and boil
if the goods are white.
TO PREVENT BLUE COTTONS FROM 4 Aida
ING WHEN WASHED.
Use tablespoonful Of salt and the
same amount of sugar of lead to each
gallon of tepid water. Soak the goods
in this preparation 90 minutes, then
wash in the usual manner.-MISS Ca.
PENNoCK, 747 Burr street, st. Paul. ] s
TO KEEP OUT MOTHS.
Sew up with short stitches in new
grain bag: to keep moths out of fiannelS
cover the bottom and top Of the trunk
or box i'll which they are packed with
tarred building paper.
TO KEEP RHCBAEB AND GOOSEBER-
RIES.
Scald and while boiling hot pour into
nf
the jar a piece of Wriling paper and
over that piece of cotton batting Just
as it comes in the roll without splitting
it, finish with another piece of paper
tightly tied down and place in cool
dark cellar. ..-..,-
FOR THE BABY.
If baby is sore or chafed, wash clean.
using some good soap and sprinkle with
sulphur or powdered gOldenseaL-MRs.
j. II. HoUsToN, New Auburn. MINI.
TO WASH wooLEN BLANKETS
Dissolve 4 pound of borax in hot
water; slice x bar of Ivory soap into
the same wafer, and when both are dis
solved and clear. turn into enough cold
water to cover the blankets. Let them
stand in this water over night. In the
morning run them through the wrinSer
and rinse in weak Suds, and unless they
nothing more, but IL necessary put them
two OF thee times through the wringer
from the first water, before rinsing
Mrs. G. f. WARNER, Mankato, Mimi.
AN OLD LACE PATTERN.
Cast Oh Is stitches: knit plain. First
| row, knit 2, thread over, knit over,
narrow, knit ]. Harrow over, knit 4.
| Second row. knit back plain. Third
row, knit 2, thread over, knit l. narrow,
over twice, slip l, narrow, pass slip
| stitch over. knit }, over, slip |: narrow,
| pass slip stitch over, knit j. Fourth
row, knit plain, except loop, make 8
| stitches OF that, knit ]. seam /. knit l..
Fifth row. knit /, narrow over, narrow,
! knit ): narrow over knit 3, over, mar
row, knit 3. Sixth row, all plain.
| Seventh row. knit l. narrow, over, mar
! ROW, knit !, narrow, over. knit ), over,
marrow, knit2. Eighth row. all plain.
| Ninth row. kilt !. narrow, thread over,
! slip l, narrow, pass slip over, thread
over. knit l. narrow. thread over twice.
slip l, narrow, pass slip stitch over, knit
! !, over, narrow, knit /. Tenth row,
| same as fourth row Eleventh row,
! knit ?, thread over, knit 3, thread over,
narrow, knit 3, narrow, threat over,
knit 5. Twelfth row, all plain. Com
! Elence first over again.--MRs. L. CUI-
! HASE, Kilkenny, MINI.
a SURE CURE FOR FEIoN.
! Cut tho end Gil of small lemon, insert
thumb or finger. in lemon. Change the
lemon until the inflammation is drawn
! cut.
| TO TAKE IRON RUST OUT OF TAEIE
LINEN OR WHITE GOODS.
Cut end Of of lemon, rub i'll COARSE
/; salt, then rub or the STAIN. Hold stain
! over steam conIing from tea kettie.-
j MEs. {. +. WILKES, Benson, MINI.